Presto

Variety

Presto

created by Wurzelgnom at 12.02.2025

Features

Color

golden yellow

Resistances

cold tolerant

Taste

tangy

spicy

Fruit shape

flat

flat round

Location

planting: outdoor

Growth habit

harvest: profitable

Cultivation Break

4 Years

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

1ST YEAR

2ND YEAR

Description

High-yielding onion for winter cultivation. Early, bolt-resistant variety. Forms large, round to flat onions with yellow skin and white flesh. Harvest the green half-ready as a spring onion as early as April. Otherwise harvest from May/June. Can be stored for 3-4 months.

F1 Hybrid

Frostproof

Growing tips

Plant onion sets in loose, unfertilized soil from mid-September until frost. Plant the onion sets with a flat hand just deep enough into the soil so that the tip is still sticking out of the ground. This variety is particularly hardy. However, if a lot of green has already formed, it is advisable to protect it with fleece in the event of heavy frost. The green parts can be harvested either as leek/spring onions or from the end of May as an edible onion. Harvest as soon as the leaves snap and turn yellow by themselves and the leaf base dries up. You should wait for a dry, sunny day to do this. After harvesting, dry for a few days in a sunny place protected from the rain so that the skin hardens to increase the shelf life. Shelf life for 3-4 months.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Plant distance

10 cm

Row spacing

25 cm

Seeding depth

3 cm

Diseases

Dry rot of crucifers

Root Rot

Soft rot

Fusarium

Downy mildew

Yellow stripe virus

Pests

Thrips

Stem borers

Leaf-miner flies

Onion fly

Wireworms

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